I couldn't find a similar thread in the forum, so I thought I'd put this out there to gauge interest.

I'm based in Los Angeles and I'm planning to order a 2014 Limited or Overland within the next month or so. This'll be my first Jeep, so I don't have any existing dealer relationships. Does anyone on here have any recommendations for a dealer in the L.A., Orange County, or northern San Diego areas? Obviously looking for a great price, but knowledgeable staff with good customer service is always a plus.

Also, would anyone be interested in trying to negotiate a group rate? How many people on here are from SoCal and are planning to order within the next month or two? Other forum members (Jamesla30 and some others) were able to negotiate $1750 off of invoice out in Colorado and it'd be great if we could get anywhere close to that out here. The more orders we can offer dealers, the more negotiating leverage we'll have.

I'm planning to test drive on March 9th (I think it's a safe bet that they'll be on dealer lots by then) and hopefully order soon after that!

Vegas_Sirk- we should easily do better than 2% below invoice. I already have guy who offered $1,500 below invoice. I then told him I qualify for Affiliate Rewards, he indicated that they would also honor that and take an additional 1% off invoice. This totals to about 4% below invoice when I price out the Overland CRD configured as I desire.

When you find the Penske contact, see if they can do 5% to 6% below invoice for a group buy.

Vegas_Sirk- we should easily do better than 2% below invoice. I already have guy who offered $1,500 below invoice. I then told him I qualify for Affiliate Rewards, he indicated that they would also honor that and take an additional 1% off invoice. This totals to about 4% below invoice when I price out the Overland CRD configured as I desire.

When you find the Penske contact, see if they can do 5% to 6% below invoice for a group buy.

I'm in Fresno, but wouldn't mind being driving down to SoCal for a great deal. I'll keep checking this thread for updates. I'm not really in a huge hurry to buy but if it happens sooner rather than later.. so be it!